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Re: More anonymous quotes



Haras wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know where these quotes came from?
> 
> "The journey of a thousand leagues begins with one step."
> 
Lao-tsu wrote that in the "Tao Te Ching"
> "Where ever you go, there you are."
> 
This was written by Douglas Adams and given by him for utterance to
Zaphod Beeblebrox in "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy".  Zaphod is
most widely known as the inventor of the famous Pan
Galactic                      GargleBlaster.
> "Don't ever stop smiling for you never know who is falling in love with your
> smile."
> 
The author is the ubiquitous "Anon." but the most frequently cited
version is:
"Never frown for you never know
 when someone is falling in love with your smile."
> "A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without
> profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a
> stranger; and mistaking foe for friends."
> 
It is an Islamic proverb.
> "Grant me peace in my heart, serenity in my soul, and laughter on my face."
> 
Our good buddy again:  Anonymous.
All the above, btw, were found using Google.  All were listed at or near
the top of the first page of query results.
atbty,
-- don  ;-)
Don E. Z'Boray          Steven Wright JumpStation
zboray@newbie.net       http://newbie.net/JumpStations/StevenWright/

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